To learn
more about how we serve the children in
our community visit our website at
www.onekama.k12.mi.us or call
us at (231) 889-4251

The
Onekama Consolidated School District
serves 416 children in kindergarten
through the 12th grade. In addition we
offer preschool, childcare, and adult
and community education services. Our
budget is adopted by our publicly
elected board of education no later than
June 30 of each year. Like other
schools in the State of Michigan, our
budget is based on our best guess of
what amount of per pupil funding the
state will provide.

Like
any organization, the Onekama
Consolidated School District has a
variety of expenditures including
utilities, fuel for buses, technology,
facility maintenance, insurance,
personnel, and office supplies. Public
schools are unique in that they have
boards of education that control the
expenditure (and receipt) of school
funds. The school board members are
state officers who carry out the state's
educational obligations at the local
level and they have the ultimate
responsibility for school operations.
Schools also pay for classroom supplies,
specialized services for students with
special needs, and many other
instruction-related items.

Because
schools are a service industry, the
largest share of every school's
expenditures are salaries and benefits.
Retirement costs are state mandated and
controlled at the state level. Schools
have increased co-pays for health
insurance and reduced benefit programs
for health insurance for staff.
Insurance costs include health, dental,
vision, and life. All other personnel
benefit costs include annuities and car
allowances.

Each year the Onekama
Consolidated School District is required
to hire an independent auditor to
complete a comprehensive audit which
evaluates and reports on the financial
condition of the district. The audit
includes a thorough analysis of all
business operations as well as a
compliance review for the many programs
we operate.

All employees of the Onekama
Consolidated School District are categorized by
classification
of position held. All classifications are
established according to demands of the position
level of responsibility, job functions
performed, credentials and skill required, etc.
Each classification falls into at least one
established salary schedule, which takes into
account
such factors as seniority in position or similar
position, comparison to similar jobs elsewhere
in community, cost of living factors, etc. The
Onekama Consolidated School District Board
of Education determines matters related to
school employees including pay and benefits

This report requires
listing the Superintendent and employees
with salaries over $100,000.
Currently the Onekama Consolidated
School District does not employee anyone
with a salary
over $100,000.

Superintendent:

Salary

Benefits

$65, 570

Annuity =
$2,750

Travel = $7,200Health
Insurance = $14,647

Section 6 - District Paid Association
Dues

Dues and
fees paid by our district are limited to
professional associations, student
associations, or employment associations
(labor union dues) on behalf of staff.
These memberships provide added
opportunities, resources, continuing
education, and professional development.
These memberships make it possible for
our district to conduct business in more
efficient ways and result in scholarship
opportunities for our students.